Eric Michael Garcia
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Washington Bureau chief at The Independent, MSNOW Columnist. Author: We’re Not Broken. Tar Heel. He/Him Eric.garcia@the-independent.com
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ICE dragged me from my car after I told them I’m autistic.
Exclusive Details: Aliya Rahman speaks to Eric Garcia about her ordeals — on the streets of Minneapolis, in a grim ICE detention center where she was mocked over her condition and through the public t...
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I spoke with Aliya Rahman, the autistic woman whom ICE ripped out of her car, about her experience of being in a viral video, what she experienced in detention and why she thinks we might be in bigger trouble in the future.
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They did a coinbase ad too!
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Backstreet Boys Nostalgia Powers Coinbase and T-Mobile's Super Bowl Ads
Coinbase and T-Mobile both featured the Backstreet Boys in their Super Bowl LX ads to compete for millennial nostalgic attention.
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February 12, 2026 at 1:37 AM
They did a coinbase ad too!
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I've said for a while that North Carolina is set for a blue wave in the near future. These numbers add to it.
-46% of NC voters say they intend to vote for a Democrat for Senate vs 38% for a Republican
-46% say they intend to vote for a Democrat
#NCSen #NCPol
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-46% of NC voters say they intend to vote for a Democrat for Senate vs 38% for a Republican
-46% say they intend to vote for a Democrat
#NCSen #NCPol
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YouGov #23
Catawba College is ranked #4 among the best colleges in the South. Located in historic Salisbury, NC, it is a private, coeducational liberal arts college established in 1851. Our mission is to enrich ...
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February 12, 2026 at 12:34 AM
I've said for a while that North Carolina is set for a blue wave in the near future. These numbers add to it.
-46% of NC voters say they intend to vote for a Democrat for Senate vs 38% for a Republican
-46% say they intend to vote for a Democrat
#NCSen #NCPol
www.catawba.edu/news/all-new...
-46% of NC voters say they intend to vote for a Democrat for Senate vs 38% for a Republican
-46% say they intend to vote for a Democrat
#NCSen #NCPol
www.catawba.edu/news/all-new...
Yep! Especially in the 2000s during the War on Terror when a bunch of military contractors moved to the DMV.
February 12, 2026 at 12:25 AM
Yep! Especially in the 2000s during the War on Terror when a bunch of military contractors moved to the DMV.
FWIW, it would be very difficult for a Democrat to win statewide in S.C. It lacks a major urban hub on the level of Atlanta or Phoenix or Charlotte.
February 12, 2026 at 12:19 AM
FWIW, it would be very difficult for a Democrat to win statewide in S.C. It lacks a major urban hub on the level of Atlanta or Phoenix or Charlotte.
I say we do it like a conference a la college sports. Certain regions go on one certain day.
February 12, 2026 at 12:18 AM
I say we do it like a conference a la college sports. Certain regions go on one certain day.
In a huge blow to Nancy Mace, Gov. Henry McMaster announced his endorsement of Pamela Evette to be South Carolina's next governor in hopes of clearing the field and earn her an endorsement from Trump.
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McMaster backs Evette to replace him as South Carolina governor. Is Trump's endorsement next?
South Carolina Governor Henry McMaster is backing Lieutenant Governor Pamela Evette's bid to succeed him, and he tries to thin a crowded Republican primary.
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February 12, 2026 at 12:16 AM
In a huge blow to Nancy Mace, Gov. Henry McMaster announced his endorsement of Pamela Evette to be South Carolina's next governor in hopes of clearing the field and earn her an endorsement from Trump.
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Democrats would get itchy about a right-to-work state going first
February 11, 2026 at 10:53 PM
Democrats would get itchy about a right-to-work state going first
People talk about what should be the first-in-the-nation primary, but honestly, hard to beat Michigan:
-Union state
-Detroit has a large Black population
-Swingy suburbs
-More racially and ethnically diverse than Iowa or New Hampshire
-Union state
-Detroit has a large Black population
-Swingy suburbs
-More racially and ethnically diverse than Iowa or New Hampshire
February 11, 2026 at 10:22 PM
People talk about what should be the first-in-the-nation primary, but honestly, hard to beat Michigan:
-Union state
-Detroit has a large Black population
-Swingy suburbs
-More racially and ethnically diverse than Iowa or New Hampshire
-Union state
-Detroit has a large Black population
-Swingy suburbs
-More racially and ethnically diverse than Iowa or New Hampshire
They are also some of the biggest donors to Republican politics.
February 11, 2026 at 9:53 PM
They are also some of the biggest donors to Republican politics.
Those folks understand retail politics like no other
February 11, 2026 at 9:50 PM
Those folks understand retail politics like no other
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Right: And also, some of the smartest people I've met in Missouri politics are rural electeds who don't have college degrees.
One of the most annoying tics in American political discussion: equating class/income level with education level. It's how we talk about HVAC repairmen or car dealers who vote for Trump as "working-class" or "Middle Class" rather than upper-middle class or upper-class.
February 11, 2026 at 9:50 PM
Right: And also, some of the smartest people I've met in Missouri politics are rural electeds who don't have college degrees.
Correct: Many teachers have two degrees and they all need at least one but we tend to think of them as upper-middle class when oftentimes, they make a pittance.
February 11, 2026 at 9:50 PM
Correct: Many teachers have two degrees and they all need at least one but we tend to think of them as upper-middle class when oftentimes, they make a pittance.
If you want to know why Steve Cohen keeps winning his majority-Black district despite being an old white dude, this is why.
MEMPHIS @repcohen.bsky.social to Bondi: "You tried to investigate Ms. Good's widow, and you tried to investigate Mr. Pretti. They were executed like Kristi Noem executed her dog."
(H/T @atrupar.com )
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February 11, 2026 at 9:43 PM
If you want to know why Steve Cohen keeps winning his majority-Black district despite being an old white dude, this is why.
One of the most annoying tics in American political discussion: equating class/income level with education level. It's how we talk about HVAC repairmen or car dealers who vote for Trump as "working-class" or "Middle Class" rather than upper-middle class or upper-class.
February 11, 2026 at 9:38 PM
One of the most annoying tics in American political discussion: equating class/income level with education level. It's how we talk about HVAC repairmen or car dealers who vote for Trump as "working-class" or "Middle Class" rather than upper-middle class or upper-class.
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February 11, 2026 at 6:02 PM
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Hey @beckyhammer.bsky.social you need to send her the spreadsheet
February 11, 2026 at 6:00 PM
Hey @beckyhammer.bsky.social you need to send her the spreadsheet
That's fair. Probably unfair to him because Bondi just shouted at him so it got lost in the mix. But he tried.
February 11, 2026 at 5:59 PM
That's fair. Probably unfair to him because Bondi just shouted at him so it got lost in the mix. But he tried.
LOL! I learned it when Chief Justice Roberts used it during the first Trump impeachment.
February 11, 2026 at 5:52 PM
LOL! I learned it when Chief Justice Roberts used it during the first Trump impeachment.
Ack. Meant to say Acosta. Brain scrambled.
February 11, 2026 at 5:42 PM
Ack. Meant to say Acosta. Brain scrambled.
Meant to say Acosta
February 11, 2026 at 5:41 PM
Meant to say Acosta
CORRECTED Again, what we still don't know and what victims deserve to know, is what was the nature of the sweetheart deal Acosta gave Epstein and why they gave it to him.
February 11, 2026 at 5:41 PM
CORRECTED Again, what we still don't know and what victims deserve to know, is what was the nature of the sweetheart deal Acosta gave Epstein and why they gave it to him.
Ack. Meant Acosta.
February 11, 2026 at 5:41 PM
Ack. Meant Acosta.
As far as I know, his wife died in 2024 and he decided to stop giving a damn.
February 11, 2026 at 5:41 PM
As far as I know, his wife died in 2024 and he decided to stop giving a damn.
Basically. They all just want to get clips so they can go on cable news tonight and raise money.
February 11, 2026 at 5:37 PM
Basically. They all just want to get clips so they can go on cable news tonight and raise money.